Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-03
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The Forum New York; for February
contains the following: Outgrown City
Government, by James Parton; The Use
and Abuse OF Wealth, by Professor GcSter
Ward; How | Was Educated, by Andrew
White; The Needs OF New York HarbOr,
by Commodore II. G. Taylor; Faith and
Physical Science, by w. Fl. Mallock; The
Future OF the Minority, by Rev. George
Bachelor: Religious Exercises IN State
1 Schools. by Prof. Noah Davis; The Re
prOach of Mourning, by J. Mcdonald OXley;
! Why We Have No Great NOyelists, by Prof.
II. II. BOyeSen; The Crusade against the
| Saloon, by Rev. A. J. f. B%ehrcnds; Evils
OF Indirect Taxation, By j.. Randolph
Tucker.
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The February Magazine Of american HIS
tori New York is a model of elegance, and
its contents are apetizing and delightful.
The notable contributions to the February
issue are Letter of Commander Alexander
Slidel Mackenzie, in 1Sl3," from DR.. X.
W. Shufeldt, U. s. A; the queer question
of 'When Did Ohio Become n State?' dis
cussed by James .. Howard, for the bene-
tit of historians who persist in copying
each Others errors; a brieftribute to Sch
atOr John A. Logan" by the Editor; the
character and public services OF Major
General Hunter" charmingly portrayed
by General Robert c. Schenck; President
Lincoln's Unlucky Pass" by Allan Fore
man; Monument to the Three SignerS, y
in Georgia, by Col. Charles c. Jones, jr.,
LII. d.; 1.-The First Homestead Bill" an
episode in the Congressional career of Her
ace Greeley, by Nathan Greeley.
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Scri6Rer's Magd=iRe New York. for Feb
ruary has the following excellent articles:
Julius Cesar rs POntifeX MaXimus. En-
gravcd by w. Il. ClOssOn, after a photo
graph from the original; The Likeness of
julius Caesar, by John C.. Ropes; The Re-
siduary Legatee; or, The PosthumOus Jest
of the late John Austin, by J. S. Of Dale;
Halfa Curse, "a Story. } by Octave Thanet;
Ivory and Gold, by Charles Henry Luders;
"reminiscences of the Siege and Commune
of PariS-SecOnd Paper-The Siege, by f.
Il. Washburne, Ex-NIinister to France;
Seth's Broter's Wife-Chapters WIN, by
Harold Frederic; The Last FurrOw, by
Charles Edwin Markham; GlimpSes at the
Diaries of Governor M~Orris-SOcial Life
and Character in the Paris of the Revolu-
tion-SecOnd Concluding Paper, by Annie
Cary Morris: The Story OF 4 New York
HOuse-II, by II. &. Runner-Illustrated
by 4. r. Frost, +. HOpkinson Smith and
G.. w. Edwards; Our Naval POlicy-A
Lesson from 1851, BY James Russell Solely,
L. :. Navy; The DucharmeS of the BaSka-
tonnage, (astory) by Duncan CampbellSco cot
After Death, by Louis Chandler MOultOn;
VI. Couuelin, by Brander Matthews; Rus
sian Novels, by Thomas Sergeant Perry.
The National School of OratOry, OF
Philadelphia. have just iSsued two new
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The variety in the contents OF the cur
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able than the geographical distribution of
their origin. In subjects and contributors
all sections of the country are represented,
and appeal is made to many tastes. Poll
ties. biography, travel, fiction OttOur kinds,
art, architecture, astronomy, public qucN-
tons, war "reminiscences, unwritten history,
poetry and humOr furnish topics of vital
and present interest. The drawings, by
WiuSlow, Homer, Pennell, Blum, kcmhle,
Alexander, the beautifully printed engrav-
ines of astronomical subjects G%nciudiuG a
novel one of "a Flash of Lightning, y from
a photography, the reproductions Of the
newly discovered Roman bronze statues,
and the portraits of American statesmen
aud divineS, show nu willingness To sub0r-
diuate the excellence of the pictures to the
excellence OF the text.
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This is the table of contents OF the Feb
ruary number OF the IOpUiorS Science MONTH";
IN. New York: The Laws Of Habit, 10y
Professor William James; Science in Re
! ligiuua Education, by Daniel L. Thomp-
son; The SOuth-Alrican Diamond Mines,
UIlustrated); Materialism ana Morality,
By W. =. Lilly; Science and Morals y
| Reply, 10y Professor Il. II. Huxley; Some
Points on the Land Question, by Oliver 7.
Buncc; FetichiSm or AnthropOinOrphlSm,
by George Pellew; MiSgovcrnment Of Great
| Cities. by Frank +. CrandOn; FulGuritcs,
or Lightning Holes, by George j. Merrill,
| uluStratcd) ; Views of life in the Crazy
Mountains, by Mrs. l.. d. w. Hatch; Mas
sage, by Lady John Manners; Sketch OF
Charles c. Abbott, with portrait); Core
spnndcnce; Editors Tahlc-Prophets oi
/ Eyil-A Strange Sight in South Africa;
Literary Notices; POPULAR Miscellany
Notes.
FINANCE AND TRADE.